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accord
What does accord mean?
accord (verb): to grant as suitable or proper; to concede or award.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce accord?
/əˈkɔɹd/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does accord come from?
From Middle English accorden, acorden, borrowed from Old French acorder (compare Modern French accord and accorder), from Vulgar Latin *accordāre.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to accord
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “accord” mean?
to grant as suitable or proper; to concede or award
Right! That's what “accord” means.
to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
Not quite: that's what meet means.
to notice with care; to observe; to remark; to heed
Not quite: that's what note means.
to form (something) by combining materials or parts
Not quite: that's what build means.
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